Louise (Lou) is a Programme Director in the postgraduate education team at the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, where she is a content lead for the Master’s in Sustainability Leadership. She also contributes to cross-organisational thought leadership and research specifically on the topic of leadership capabilities for a sustainable and just future. She has a passion for supporting current and future business leaders to respond to some of the most pressing global leadership challenges and opportunities, and lectures, supervises, writes and contributes to research on a range of topics including sustainability concepts, heterodox economics, social justice, theories of leadership and change, leadership mindsets and practices, and board leadership and dynamics.

Lou has a background in strategy and financial planning, stakeholder engagement, and leadership development within the public sector. She holds a PhD in Environmental Policy and an MPhil and BA in Geography from the University of Cambridge, as well as postgraduate qualifications in public sector leadership, and teaching and learning in higher education. She is married to a minister in the Church of England (Jon) and together with Jon and their two young boys, they are actively involved in a large church in the centre of Maidenhead, where Lou is involved with 1:1 pastoral work with women, families work, and a range of wider outreach and community building projects. On the rare occasions that she has any time to herself, she likes to engage in a spot of dressmaking.